The Meggitt Vindicator II is a Canadian-built
unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or unmanned aircraft system (UAS), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft with no human pilot, crew, or passengers onboard, but rather is controlled remotely or is autonomous.De Gruyter Handbook of Dron ...
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training target formerly used by the
Canadian Forces
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and
United States Navy
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. It was used to simulate various types of targets like missiles and aircraft, including helicopters. The vehicle was not powered, but was launched via pneumatic catapult.
Operators
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Canadian Forces
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- as CU-162
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United States Navy
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On display
* 1 UAV-T donated to
Canadian War Museum
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in 2010
* 1 UAV-T at
Naval Museum of Alberta
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Reynolds-Alberta Museum
The Reynolds-Alberta Museum is an agricultural museum, agricultural, industrial, and transportation museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada. The museum is situated on an property containing the main museum building, an aviation display hangar, and ...
Specifications (Vindicator II)
References
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Vindicator II
Target drones